This time every year, Regular Decision college admission decisions begin to emerge. Early Decision (ED), ED II, and Early Action results have already been issued. Spring decisions are the most numerous and can cause the most anxiety because of their proximity to the May 1 enrollment deadline. My point in this post is to make…

It’s that time of the year again. We’re coming up on April 1, which is a key date for college admissions. The Ivy League and some other so-called “elite” colleges use the late-March-early-April window as their common reply period. Of course, along with acceptances come financial aid awards. Unfortunately, for many applicants this presents some…

Several times here over the years, we have discussed whether or not college is worth it. The perspective from which we looked at the value of a college education has always been pre-college, for the interest of high school students and parents who are wondering about their return on the sometimes unreasonable investment (cost) of…

It’s that time again. It’s time for college admission decisions to be delivered. If you are a high school senior who has yet to received your decision from your first-choice college, you may feel a tension in your stomach that you’ve never experienced before. Your choice about what to do with college can be influenced…

I coined a little phrase back in the Eighties, when I was looking for a concise and memorable way to impress high school students, especially juniors involved in the college process, about the importance of visiting colleges they were considering. Of course, it goes without saying that seniors must visit the colleges they have already…

Paying for college is at or near the top of most families’ college-concerns lists. High school students should be especially concerned about this because of the long-term impact of student loan debt, which has become one of the biggest debt issues in the United States. Thus, I thought I would proffer some thoughts about financial…

In case you’re not up on college admissions lingo, the term “URM” stands for Under-Represented Minorities. Of course, when one considers the issue of URM admissions, one usually segues into the highly volatile realm of Affirmative Action (AA). The College Confidential discussion forum has a huge inventory of threads and highly heated discussions about AA….

How things have changed over the generations! The other day, I was discussing the college admissions process with my daughter, who is an AP English teacher in a highly regarded school district. We were comparing notes about the intensity of getting into college these days. My perspective is somewhat unique, since I have a close…

I’m willing to bet that many of you high school students out there reading this blog know someone (or have heard of someone) who has cheated on the SAT or ACT. The unfortunate reality today is that academic cheating has reached an all-time high. News stories of mass cheating at such schools as Harvard and…

The overwhelming majority of my posts here on Admit This! have been focused on preparing for and getting into college via mainstream routes, specifically public schools. But what about private high schools, many of which require that students live on campus away from home? These, obviously, are known as boarding (or “prep”) schools. Perhaps one…

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